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Akhilesh Yadav takes oath as UP chief minister

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Samajwadi Party had announced a slew of poll sops, including providing laptops to intermediate pass students, tablet computers to high-school pass outs, allowance to unemployed youths, free treatment to patients suffering from serious ailments and loan waivers for farmers.

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav took oath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday (March 15) for the first time, after his party gained absolute majority by winning 224 seats in the 403-member assembly. (PTI)

Akhilesh will also have to take a call on constituting a commission for taking legal opinion on providing reservation to Muslims and implementing recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission and the Sachar Committee. (BCCL/Manoj Chhabra)

Even before taking the reins of the state, the party is under attack from Opposition parties, including outgoing chief minister Mayawati, who has alleged that the law and order situation had deteriorated following declaration of poll results in favour of SP.
(BCCL/Anindya Chattopadhyay)